---
title: "createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance"
slug: "cli-server-createblockstoragesnapshotinstance"
tags: ["Server", "Block Storage"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:08:35Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:08:35Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/cli-server-createblockstoragesnapshotinstance"
---

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# createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance

## Overview

Creating a block storage snapshot instance

## Description

Create a block storage snapshot instance.

## Request Parameters

| Parameter Name | Requiredness | Type | Limitation | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| blockStorageInstanceNo | Yes | String | Repeat not allowed | Block storage instance No for creating snapshot |
| blockStorageSnapshotName | No | String | Min : 3, Max : 30 | Block storage snapshot name to create Default : Ncloud assigns default values. |
| blockStorageSnapshotDescription | No | String | Min : 10, Max : 1000 | Descriptions on a snapshot to create |

## Response Data Type

- BlockStorageSnapshotInstanceList type

| BlockStorageSnapshotInstanceList extends CommonResponse |
| --- |
| private Integer totalRows; |
| private List<blockstoragesnapshot data-tomark-pass=""> blockStorageSnapshotList = new ArrayList<blockstoragesnapshot data-tomark-pass="">();</blockstoragesnapshot></blockstoragesnapshot> |

| BlockStorageSnapshotInstance |
| --- |
| private String blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNo; |
| private String blockStorageSnapshotName; |
| private Long blockStorageSnapshotVolumeSize; |
| private String originalBlockStorageInstanceNo; |
| private String originalBlockStorageName; |
| private CommonCode blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatus; |
| private CommonCode blockStorageSnapshotInstanceOperation; |
| private String blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatusName; |
| private Date createDate; |
| private String blockStorageSnapshotInstanceDescription; |
| private String serverImageProductCode; |
| private String osInformation; |

## Example

### Request

```
ncloud server createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance --blockStorageInstanceNo 691651
```

### Response

```
{
    "createBlockStorageSnapshotInstanceResponse": {
        "requestId": "72156e59-a6b8-4def-81bb-88a9cdfeaa07",
        "returnCode": "0",
        "returnMessage": "success",
        "totalRows": 1,
        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceList": [{
            "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNo": "693536",
            "blockStorageSnapshotName": "snap16435601e32",
            "blockStorageSnapshotVolumeSize": 53687091200,
            "originalBlockStorageInstanceNo": "691651",
            "originalBlockStorageName": "ms-ad-vbs-01",
            "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatus": {
                    "code": "INIT",
                    "codeName": "Block storage INIT state"
            },
            "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceOperation": {
                    "code": "NULL",
                    "codeName": "Block Storage NULLOP"
            },
            "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatusName": "initialized",
            "createDate": "2018-06-25T14:17:29+0900",
            "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceDescription": "",
            "serverImageProductCode": "SPSW0WINNTEN0016",
            "osInformation": "Windows Server 2016 (64-bit) English Edition"
        }]
    }
}
```

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<createBlockStorageSnapshotInstanceResponse>
  <requestId>72156e59-a6b8-4def-81bb-88a9cdfeaa07</requestId>
  <returnCode>0</returnCode>
  <returnMessage>success</returnMessage>
  <totalRows>1</totalRows>
  <blockStorageSnapshotInstanceList>
    <blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNo>693536</blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNo>
    <blockStorageSnapshotName>snap16435601e32</blockStorageSnapshotName>
    <blockStorageSnapshotVolumeSize>53687091200</blockStorageSnapshotVolumeSize>
    <originalBlockStorageInstanceNo>691651</originalBlockStorageInstanceNo>
    <originalBlockStorageName>ms-ad-vbs-01</originalBlockStorageName>
    <blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatus>
      <code>INIT</code>
      <codeName>Block storage INIT state</codeName>
    </blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatus>
    <blockStorageSnapshotInstanceOperation>
      <code>NULL</code>
      <codeName>Block Storage NULLOP</codeName>
    </blockStorageSnapshotInstanceOperation>
    <blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatusName>initialized</blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatusName>
    <createDate>2018-06-25T14:17:29+0900</createDate>
    <blockStorageSnapshotInstanceDescription></blockStorageSnapshotInstanceDescription>
    <serverImageProductCode>SPSW0WINNTEN0016</serverImageProductCode>
    <osInformation>Windows Server 2016 (64-bit) English Edition</osInformation>
  </blockStorageSnapshotInstanceList>
</createBlockStorageSnapshotInstanceResponse>
```